Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 931 · 40 questions

Writing tip (Words said go inside): Put the exact spoken words inside “ ”, starting with a capital letter. Speaker after: “Please sit down,” said the teacher. — a comma (or ? for a question) inside the closing mark, a full stop at the end. Speaker first: Mum said, “Come here.” — a comma after said / asked, and the end mark inside the closing mark.

1. 1.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Close the window___” said the teacher. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
2. 2.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Saanvi said, Close the window.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the (b) Close the window. (c) Saanvi said (d) said, Close
3. 3.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   The teacher said, I have finished my homework.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) The teacher said (b) I have (c) I have finished my homework. (d) said, I
4. 4.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Meera said, Close the window.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Meera said (b) said, Close (c) Close the window. (d) Close the
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad asked, “Who ate the last laddoo.” (b) Dad asked, “Who ate the last laddoo?” (c) Dad asked “Who ate the last laddoo?” (d) Dad asked, Who ate the last laddoo?
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Nisha. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
7. 7.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Joseph. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
8. 8.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Ananya said, Close the window.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Ananya said (b) said, Close (c) Close the (d) Close the window.
9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach asked “Who ate the last laddoo?” (b) The coach asked, “Who ate the last laddoo.” (c) The coach asked, “Who ate the last laddoo?” (d) The coach asked, Who ate the last laddoo?
10. 10.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Maria said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup is ready. (b) The soup (c) Maria said (d) said, The
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum said, Please sit down. (b) Mum said, “Please sit down. (c) Mum said, “Please sit down.” (d) Mum said “Please sit down.”
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Grandma. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it,” asked Dad. (b) “What time is it?” asked Dad? (c) “What time is it” asked Dad. (d) “What time is it?” asked Dad.
14. 14.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Nisha said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) Nisha said (c) The bus (d) The bus is late today.
15. 15.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Meera. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Nisha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Rohan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “It is my turn now.” said Kavya. (b) It is my turn now,” said Kavya. (c) “It is my turn now” said Kavya. (d) “It is my turn now,” said Kavya.
19. 19.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Tenzin said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The bus (c) The bus is late today. (d) Tenzin said
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late,” asked Dad. (b) “Why are you late?” asked Dad? (c) “Why are you late” asked Dad. (d) “Why are you late?” asked Dad.
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “It is my turn now,” said Nisha. (b) It is my turn now,” said Nisha. (c) “It is my turn now” said Nisha. (d) “It is my turn now.” said Nisha.
22. 22.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Vikram said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the window. (b) Close the (c) said, Close (d) Vikram said
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside?” asked Mum? (b) “Is it raining outside,” asked Mum. (c) “Is it raining outside?” asked Mum. (d) “Is it raining outside” asked Mum.
24. 24.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Riya said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is (b) Riya said (c) It is my turn now. (d) said, It
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Dad. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
26. 26.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kabir said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Kabir said (b) The bus (c) The bus is late today. (d) said, The
27. 27.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Farhan said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Farhan said (b) said, It (c) It is my turn now. (d) It is
28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Arjun. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
29. 29.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Mum said (b) I have finished my homework. (c) said, I (d) I have
30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said the coach. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Grandma. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “It is my turn now.” said Farhan. (b) “It is my turn now” said Farhan. (c) It is my turn now,” said Farhan. (d) “It is my turn now,” said Farhan.
33. 33.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Grandma said (b) said, Please (c) Please sit (d) Please sit down.
34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Riya said, “Let us play outside. (b) Riya said, Let us play outside. (c) Riya said, “Let us play outside.” (d) Riya said “Let us play outside.”
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Vikram said, “Let us play outside. (b) Vikram said, “Let us play outside.” (c) Vikram said, Let us play outside. (d) Vikram said “Let us play outside.”
36. 36.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Meera said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, It (b) It is (c) It is my turn now. (d) Meera said
37. 37.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Let us play outside. (c) Let us (d) The teacher said
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Diya asked “Is it raining outside?” (b) Diya asked, Is it raining outside? (c) Diya asked, “Is it raining outside?” (d) Diya asked, “Is it raining outside.”
39. 39.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rohan said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup is ready. (b) Rohan said (c) said, The (d) The soup
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma said, “I love mangoes. (b) Grandma said, “I love mangoes.” (c) Grandma said, I love mangoes. (d) Grandma said “I love mangoes.”

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